recessive

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

re·ces·sive BrE [rɪˈsesɪv] NAmE [rɪˈsesɪv] adjective (biology)
a recessive physical characteristic only appears in a child if it has two ↑genes for this characteristic, one from each parent. It does not appear if a ↑dominant gene is also present.

Word Origin:
[recessive] late 17th cent.: from ↑recess, on the pattern of excessive.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  recessionary, recessive allele